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Summary of Season 1947-48

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Arsenal 42 15 3 3 56 15 8 10 3 25 17 2.531 59
  2.  Manchester United 42 11 7 3 50 27 8 7 6 31 21 1.687 52
  3.  Burnley 42 12 5 4 31 12 8 7 6 25 31 1.302 52
  4.  Derby County 42 11 6 4 38 24 8 6 7 39 33 1.35 50
  5.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 4 5 45 29 7 5 9 38 41 1.185 47
  6.  Aston Villa 42 13 5 3 42 22 6 4 11 23 35 1.14 47
  7.  Preston North End 42 13 4 4 43 35 7 3 11 24 33 0.985 47
  8.  Portsmouth 42 13 5 3 44 17 6 2 13 24 33 1.36 45
  9.  Blackpool 42 13 4 4 37 14 4 6 11 20 27 1.39 44
10.  Manchester City 42 13 3 5 37 22 2 9 10 15 25 1.106 42
11.  Liverpool 42 9 8 4 39 23 7 2 12 26 38 1.065 42
12.  Sheffield United 42 13 4 4 44 24 3 6 12 21 46 0.928 42
13.  Charlton Athletic 42 8 4 9 33 29 9 2 10 24 37 0.863 40
14.  Everton 42 10 2 9 30 26 7 4 10 22 40 0.787 40
15.  Stoke City 42 9 5 7 29 23 5 5 11 12 32 0.745 38
16.  Middlesbrough 42 8 7 6 37 27 6 2 13 34 46 0.972 37
17.  Bolton Wanderers 42 11 2 8 29 25 5 3 13 17 33 0.793 37
18.  Chelsea 42 11 6 4 38 27 3 3 15 15 44 0.746 37
19.  Huddersfield Town 42 7 6 8 25 24 5 6 10 26 36 0.85 36
20.  Sunderland 42 11 4 6 33 18 2 6 13 23 49 0.835 36
21.  Blackburn Rovers 42 8 5 8 35 30 3 5 13 19 42 0.75 32
22.  Grimsby Town 42 5 5 11 20 35 3 1 17 25 76 0.405 22

Matches

Aug 23 Blackpool Away 0-3
Aug 27 Blackburn Rovers Home 1-0 Armstrong
Aug 30 Derby County Home 1-0 Lawton
Sep 6 Huddersfield Town Away 1-3 Walker
Sep 10 Sunderland Home 1-1 Dolding
Sep 13 Bolton Wanderers Home 1-1 Armstrong
Sep 17 Sunderland Away 3-2 Bowie(2), Lawton
Sep 20 Everton Home 3-1 Armstrong(2), Goulden
Sep 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 0-1
Oct 4 Aston Villa Home 4-2 Campbell(2), Lawton(2)
Oct 11 Liverpool Away 0-3
Oct 18 Middlesbrough Home 4-2 Bowie, Armstrong(2), Goulden
Oct 25 Charlton Athletic Away 1-3 Armstrong
Nov 1 Arsenal Home 0-0
Nov 8 Preston North End Away 0-2
Nov 15 Stoke City Home 4-1 Campbell, Armstrong(3)
Nov 22 Sheffield United Away 1-3 Machin
Nov 29 Manchester United Home 0-4
Dec 6 Burnley Away 0-1
Dec 13 Portsmouth Home 1-0 Goulden(P)
Dec 20 Blackpool Home 2-2 Harris, Walker
Dec 25 Grimsby Town Away 0-0
Dec 27 Grimsby Town Home 2-3 Campbell(2)
Jan 1 Blackburn Rovers Away 1-1 Campbell
Jan 3 Derby County Away 1-5 Goulden
Jan 17 Huddersfield Town Home 2-4 Harris, Campbell
Jan 31 Bolton Wanderers Away 1-2 Armstrong
Feb 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1-1 Goddard
Feb 21 Aston Villa Away 0-3
Feb 28 Liverpool Home 3-1 Bowie, Walker(P), Campbell
Mar 6 Middlesbrough Away 0-0
Mar 13 Charlton Athletic Home 3-0 Bowie, Walker, Campbell
Mar 20 Arsenal Away 2-0 Bentley, Campbell
Mar 26 Manchester City Home 2-2 Bentley, Billington
Mar 27 Preston North End Home 2-0 Billington, Walker
Mar 29 Manchester City Away 0-1
Apr 3 Stoke City Away 0-2
Apr 10 Sheffield United Home 1-0 Dyke
Apr 14 Everton Away 3-2 Bentley, Walker, Billington
Apr 17 Manchester United Away 0-5
Apr 24 Burnley Home 0-2
May 1 Portsmouth Away 1-2 Walker

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 1,000,701 67,789 30,085 47,652
Away 698,244 58,866 18,365 33,250
Total 1,698,945 67,789 18,365 40,451

F.A. Cup

Round 4

Matches

Jan 10 Barrow Home 5-0 Campbell, Bowie, Armstrong(2), Goulden
Jan 24 Manchester City Away 0-2

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 44,336 44,336 44,336 44,336
Away 45,059 45,059 45,059 45,059
Total 89,395 45,059 44,336 44,698

Diary

11/07/1947 Tommy Hughes born

00/08/1947 James Argue transfered to Shrewsbury

23/08/1947 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 0-3 in Football League Division 1

27/08/1947 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in Football League Division 1

30/08/1947 Chelsea beat Derby County 1-0 in Football League Division 1

06/09/1947 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 1-3 in Football League Division 1

10/09/1947 Chelsea drew with Sunderland 1-1 in Football League Division 1

11/09/1947 Roger Wosahlo born

13/09/1947 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

17/09/1947 Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-2 in Football League Division 1

20/09/1947 Chelsea beat Everton 3-1 in Football League Division 1

27/09/1947 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 in Football League Division 1

04/10/1947 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-2 in Football League Division 1

09/10/1947 Joe Simner transfered from Folkestone for 1,000

11/10/1947 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-3 in Football League Division 1

13/10/1947 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 in London Challenge Cup Round 1

13/10/1947 Fred Richardson transfered to Hartlepools United

18/10/1947 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 4-2 in Football League Division 1

24/10/1947 Derek Smethurst born

25/10/1947 Chelsea lost to Charlton Athletic 1-3 in Football League Division 1

27/10/1947 Chelsea beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in London Challenge Cup Round 2

28/10/1947 Benny Jones transfered from Tranmere

00/11/1947 Charles Dyke transfered from Troedyrhiw

01/11/1947 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 0-0 in Football League Division 1

08/11/1947 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-2 in Football League Division 1

10/11/1947 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 in London Challenge Cup Semi-Final

11/11/1947 Chelsea beat Antwerp XI 3-2 in a friendly

13/11/1947 Tommy Lawton transfered to Notts County for 20,000

13/11/1947 Bill Dickson transfered from Notts County

15/11/1947 Chelsea beat Stoke City 4-1 in Football League Division 1

17/11/1947 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 in London Challenge Cup Semi-Final Replay

22/11/1947 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 1-3 in Football League Division 1

29/11/1947 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-4 in Football League Division 1

06/12/1947 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-1 in Football League Division 1

13/12/1947 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1-0 in Football League Division 1

14/12/1947 Bill Garner born

20/12/1947 Chelsea drew with Blackpool 2-2 in Football League Division 1

25/12/1947 Chelsea drew with Grimsby Town 0-0 in Football League Division 1

27/12/1947 Chelsea lost to Grimsby Town 2-3 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1948 Dicky Foss Retired

01/01/1948 Chelsea drew with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

03/01/1948 Chelsea lost to Derby County 1-5 in Football League Division 1

09/01/1948 Roy Bentley transfered from Newcastle for 11,000

10/01/1948 Chelsea beat Barrow 5-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3

15/01/1948 James Gallon died

17/01/1948 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 2-4 in Football League Division 1

24/01/1948 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-2 in F.A. Cup Round 4

29/01/1948 David Hay born

31/01/1948 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-2 in Football League Division 1

14/02/1948 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

21/02/1948 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 0-3 in Football League Division 1

21/02/1948 Robert McNeil died

28/02/1948 Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-1 in Football League Division 1

06/03/1948 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 0-0 in Football League Division 1

08/03/1948 Frederick Taylor died

12/03/1948 Billy Hughes transfered from Luton for 12,000

12/03/1948 Hugh Billington transfered from Luton for 8,000

13/03/1948 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 3-0 in Football League Division 1

20/03/1948 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 in Football League Division 1

26/03/1948 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 2-2 in Football League Division 1

27/03/1948 Chelsea beat Preston North End 2-0 in Football League Division 1

29/03/1948 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-1 in Football League Division 1

03/04/1948 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 0-2 in Football League Division 1

10/04/1948 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

14/04/1948 Chelsea beat Everton 3-2 in Football League Division 1

17/04/1948 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-5 in Football League Division 1

24/04/1948 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-2 in Football League Division 1

26/04/1948 Chelsea beat Heart Of Midlothian 4-1 in a friendly

01/05/1948 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 1-2 in Football League Division 1

03/05/1948 Chelsea lost to Ipswich Town 0-3 in Ipswich Hospital Cup

11/05/1948 Peter Pickering transfered from York City for 6,750

13/05/1948 Jack Saunders transfered from Darlington

14/06/1948 Alex Machin transfered to Plymouth

20/06/1948 Colin Viljoen born

22/06/1948 Colin Waldron born

28/06/1948 Len Dolding transfered to Norwich

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
K Armstrong 42 11 2 2 44 13
J Harris 41 2 1 42 2
T Walker 38 7 2 40 7
R Campbell 32 10 2 1 34 11
S Bathgate 32 2 34
DT Winter 28 2 30
LA Goulden 27 4 2 1 29 5
HE Medhurst 27 2 29
JD Bowie 22 5 1 1 23 6
AH Machin 16 1 16 1
RT Bentley 14 3 1 15 3
JS McInnes 15 15
JA Macaulay 15 15
WH Robertson 15 15
C Dyke 13 1 13 1
TB Jones 11 2 13
FA Lewis 12 12
HJ Billington 11 3 11 3
R Goddard 9 1 1 10 1
LD Dolding 9 1 9 1
WM Hughes 8 8
T Lawton 8 4 8 4
R Spence 6 6
SR Foss 3 2 5
A White 4 4
J Simner 1 1
P McKnight 1 1
JA Galloway 1 1
W Dickson 1 1
Own Goal

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Sq Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
J Harris 1 1
Total 1 1